14-letter words containing s, e, c, a
- james buchanan — James, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
- james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
- japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- kaffee klatsch — coffee klatsch.
- kaffeeklatches — Plural form of kaffeeklatch.
- kakistocracies — Plural form of kakistocracy.
- keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
- lance sergeant — a sergeant of the lowest rank.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- law of cosines — a law stating that the square of a side of a plane triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the other sides multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
- lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
- lease-purchase — the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.
- leatherjackets — Plural form of leatherjacket.
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- legalistically — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- lend-lease act — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
- lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- licensing laws — In Britain, the licensing laws are the laws which control the selling of alcoholic drinks.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- life assurance — insurance: pays if holder dies
- life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
- lleras camargo — Alberto [ahl-ver-taw] /ɑlˈvɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- longcase clock — tall freestanding timepiece
- loquaciousness — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- lorraine cross — cross of Lorraine.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.